are these things good or bad?

[Hynhonu777]

Hi All,

These creatures started to pop up from my sand bed and now attaching to one of my corals.

What are these things? Good or Bad, if bad, how to I remedy the issue? Any idea how these things came to exist? My tank is a year old and only recently these things started poppin up.

Thanks in advance.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

bad bad
Aptasia. A common pest. a stinging anemone reproduces quickly. Start getting them out.
Look into aptasia x.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

Bad but very very common. They're aiptasia. There are a few threads around about the different things people try. I personally use a Mojano Wand.

 

[Chadthresher]

I have used peppermint shrimp before and worked great twice (cheap and fast). It would be nice once the Aptasia is gone pass them on to a friend or possible LFS because mine disappeared once the aptasia was gone and neither took long to happen.

 

[pilot108]

I've used the aptasia x and it worked well for me.

 

[Hynhonu777]

thanks very much, guys! I appreciate the insight.

 

[vic67]

My Peppermint shrimp eat them but they don't work for everyone. If you have a syringe and vinegar you can inject them and they'll die.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

My Peppermint shrimp eat them but they don't work for everyone. If you have a syringe and vinegar you can inject them and they'll die.

I too was one of the lucky ones and had a crew of pepps that ate them.

 

[furam28]

Looks like you have quite an infestation. What size tank do you have? Peppermint shrimps will probably be your best bet. Use a large crew of pepps and take them out once all the aiptasia is gone.